PL7 4SS

Plympton St Mary · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
South West Devon
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL7 4FB 11 m
PL7 4QN 86 m
PL7 4QY 109 m
PL7 4TB 142 m
PL7 4SE 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL7 4SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 July 2017
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL7
Postcode sector
PL7 4
Latitude
50.392312
Longitude
-4.080337
British National Grid easting
252,225
British National Grid northing
56,785

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
South West Devon · E14001495
Output area
E00076379
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 019D · E01015118
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 019 · E02003140

Postcode source versions

Explore PL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
35
Secondary
10
  1. Woodford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    500 m
  2. Hele's School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Boringdon Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,006
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 400
  • Shoplifting 195
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL7 4 residents
9,145

Age bands in PL7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,439 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

918 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,864 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,583 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

2,532 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83100

    2.1 km

  • PATHFIELDS MEDICAL GROUP

    PLYMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, MUDGE WAY, PLYMOUTH, PL7 1AD

    ODS code L83008

    2.1 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    2.1 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    3.8 km

  • DEAN CROSS SURGERY

    21 RADFORD PARK ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9DL

    ODS code L83021

    3.9 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    30 HOLLAND ROAD, PLYMSTOCK, PLYMOUTH, PL9 9BN

    ODS code L83064

    4.0 km

  • WYCLIFFE SURGERY

    8 CATTEDOWN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0BZ

    ODS code L83076

    4.0 km

  • FRIARY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRIARY HOUSE, BEAUMONT ROAD, ST. JUDES, PLYMOUTH, PL4 9BH

    ODS code L83072

    4.1 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    4.2 km

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    4.6 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

    THE STABLES, 162 OUTLAND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3PX

    ODS code L83648

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.1 miles
  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.1 miles
  • Marsh Mills East

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Coypool Road

    BCT · Marsh Mills

    0.1 miles
  • Woodford Avenue

    BCT · Woodford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 019D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,848 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 10 secondary schools. Woodford Primary School is the nearest published school at 500 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,006 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 400 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.